Hi All,

Thank you to those of you who battled the snow and ice to make it to our December meetup. 14 people came swapped, mingled, bantered and feasted and left with wonderful new treasures.

Thank you to Kim Vision for the picture. For future event please join the meetup group at http://www.meetup.com/weallreuse

You are cordially invited to a free lunch for up to 5000 people. On the 16th December a free lunch made from delicious ingredients that would otherwise have been wasted will be prepared for 5000 people. Our aim is to highlight the ease of cutting the unimaginable levels of food waste in the UK and internationally. Find out more here: http://www.feeding5k.org/index.php

Immediately afterwards, from 2-5pm we will be hosting a clothes swap in and around the big Climate Camp yurt. Bring fabulous things to swap or donate! www.weallreuse.com

A great reaction piece from the Catwalk Queen blog to the House of Lord's condemnation of fast fashion...

seems like swapping's the way to go for the die hard fashionista...

http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2008/08/a_slap_on_the_w.html#more

Clothes swapping parties will hit our TV screens this autumn on BBC Two and online.

Twiggy's Frock Exchange is a three part series in which 100 women take part in a giant clothes swapping party and receive a style makeover without spending a single penny.

Lucy from wellreuse took part this week -

"The show was very well organized and a great introduction for new swappers. Seasoned swappers and customizers like myself enjoyed the great clothing that the stylists has selected from our wardrobes, and helping other to style and choose their new items."

Clothes swapping parties will hit our TV screens this autumn on BBC Two and online.

Twiggy's Frock Exchange is a three part series in which 100 women take part in a giant clothes swapping party and receive a style makeover without spending a single penny.

Lucy from wellreuse took part this week -

"The show was very well organized and a great introduction for new swappers. Seasoned swappers and customizers like myself enjoyed the great clothing that the stylists has selected from our wardrobes, and helping other to style and choose their new items."

Local authorities across London are now adopting reuse as a larger part of their waste strategies.

Give and take days are spreading across the London boroughs - organized and staffed by the LA themselves, these events not only facilitate reuse but also measure it.

Each item or bundle brought to the venue is classified and weighed before being put out for the taking. These figures are passed on to Defra to be added to the regional and national totals.